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it's much more pat buchanan's party than it is paul ryan and mitt romney's party. >> david axelrod, let's just play some of the conversation on ukraine was. >> it's in our interest to end this war. that's what i will do as president. we are not going to have a blank check, we will not have u.s. troops. we are going to make the europeans do what they need to do. but they have sent money to pay bureaucrats pensions and salaries and funding small businesses halfway around the world. meanwhile, our own country is being invaded. we don't even have control of our own territory. we have got to defend the american people, before we even worry about all these other things. >> our national vital interests is in degrading the russian military. by degrading the russian military, we actually keep our homeland safer, we keep our troops at home. at the end of the day, when you think about the fact that, if you want to keep american troops at home, the attack on nato territory will bring us and our troops in. by degrading the russian military, we reduce, if not eliminate, an attack on -- >> [bell ringing
it's much more pat buchanan's party than it is paul ryan and mitt romney's party. >> david axelrod, let's just play some of the conversation on ukraine was. >> it's in our interest to end this war. that's what i will do as president. we are not going to have a blank check, we will not have u.s. troops. we are going to make the europeans do what they need to do. but they have sent money to pay bureaucrats pensions and salaries and funding small businesses halfway around the world....
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i haven't talked to mitt romney for years, and i think he can go off into retirement. i know he was even critical of his old runningmate paul ryan in the pages of that book. so i know the stance that we took. i know the stance that we maintained and i'll always believe that we were called to that fight and i believe in that moment, and my family's called now to step forward here in iowa. >> on capitol hill right now speaker mccarthy is struggling to unite house republicans behind the plan to avert the government shut shut down who are demanding major concessions when it comes cospending and threatening to oust him as speak speaker if he does not driel and keep order mccarthy, or do you think a should thedown would be a mistake? >> i think house conservatives are the last line of defense for taxpayers in washington, d.c., and i strongly support their effort to stand firm and demand the kind of budget cuts necessary to make a small down payment on fiscal responsibility and reform. you remember back if the day, jake, after hurricane katrina. i led the effort and we stood
i haven't talked to mitt romney for years, and i think he can go off into retirement. i know he was even critical of his old runningmate paul ryan in the pages of that book. so i know the stance that we took. i know the stance that we maintained and i'll always believe that we were called to that fight and i believe in that moment, and my family's called now to step forward here in iowa. >> on capitol hill right now speaker mccarthy is struggling to unite house republicans behind the plan...
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to be honest with you, ron reminds me a lot of mitt romney. >> reporter: so as he was here, trying to link desantis to the establishment party, to say that he was the establishment candidate, desantis was aligning himself with former president trump on an issue that's divided republicans. that is ukraine. desantis last night, in a statement to tucker carlson, saying that ukraine was just a territorial dispute between russia and ukraine and not something that should be a u.s. national interest, putting him at odds with other republicans and other 2024 hopefuls. >> kristen holmes, thank you so much. let's talk about this with my panel. for the sake of this continuity with the ukraine thing, guys in the control room, i want to go to sound bite number five. donald trump is accusing ron desantis of changing his tune on ukraine. this is one of the things that he's referring to, because back in 2014, when then congressman ron desantis was reacting to russia seizing crimea, here is part of what he had to say. >> we in the congress have been you remembering the president, i have been, to provi
to be honest with you, ron reminds me a lot of mitt romney. >> reporter: so as he was here, trying to link desantis to the establishment party, to say that he was the establishment candidate, desantis was aligning himself with former president trump on an issue that's divided republicans. that is ukraine. desantis last night, in a statement to tucker carlson, saying that ukraine was just a territorial dispute between russia and ukraine and not something that should be a u.s. national...
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ron was a disciple, of paul ryan. who is a loser, destroying fox. ron reminds me a lot of mitt romney. >> meantime, his attorney says trump will not appear before a new york grand jury giving alleged hush money payments to adult film star stormy daniels. his former personal attorney did testify. >> reporter: donald trump's one-time fixer, michael cohen, testified three hours before a grand jury hearing evidence about trump's alleged role in a hush money scheme. cohen will return on wednesday to continue his testimony. our cameras caught up with michael cohen as he was entering the prosecutor's office. listen to what he said. >> this is not revenge. what he said is about accountability. i don't want to see anyone, including donald trump, indicted, prosecuted, incarcerated, simply because i disagree with them. this is about accountability. he needs to be held accountable for his dirty deeds. >> reporter: prosecutors are weighing charges for falsifying business records and business rohreds to conceal or commit another crime, in this case, campaign fina
ron was a disciple, of paul ryan. who is a loser, destroying fox. ron reminds me a lot of mitt romney. >> meantime, his attorney says trump will not appear before a new york grand jury giving alleged hush money payments to adult film star stormy daniels. his former personal attorney did testify. >> reporter: donald trump's one-time fixer, michael cohen, testified three hours before a grand jury hearing evidence about trump's alleged role in a hush money scheme. cohen will return on...
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ron was a disciple of paul ryan. who is a rhino loser who currently is destroying fox. ron reminds me a lot of mitt romney. >> meantime, his attorney says that trump will not testify in a new york granbury probe of alleged hush money payment to adult film star, stormy dent -- prosecutor say they're nearing an example on possible criminal charges. >> the former president is facing some serious hurdles in his quest to return to the white house and it's not just democratic voters standing in his way. cnn's gary tuchman explains. >> the county seat of tiny -- is pronounced, miami. he would also be fred to pronounce it as america's number one county for donald trump. >> so, what do you think your vote for next presidential election? >> trump. >> in this county of about 800 people, he received 95% of the vote in 2016. 96% in 2020, both times, the highest percentage of any county in the nation. [sirens] but as trump-ism on track for continued success here? >> a lot of things are planning -- out this is our fourth visit since trump was elected president. and on this visit there
ron was a disciple of paul ryan. who is a rhino loser who currently is destroying fox. ron reminds me a lot of mitt romney. >> meantime, his attorney says that trump will not testify in a new york granbury probe of alleged hush money payment to adult film star, stormy dent -- prosecutor say they're nearing an example on possible criminal charges. >> the former president is facing some serious hurdles in his quest to return to the white house and it's not just democratic voters...
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paul ryan, when i talked to him repeatedly through the years, mitt romney's running mate, and a few months ago, sort of debriefing in the last months, he very genuinely was watching tv. burst into tears. just couldn't believe what he was seeing. saw his security detail going mano y mano with the rioters, saying i don't know what to do, i was overcome. i'm not john boehner, i'm not a crier. finally, i said, were these tears of complicity? he said, yes. he sits on the board of fox news an entity that probably has more to do with donald trump continued rehabilitation, than anything, he didn't want to go there, but, look, it's complicated. i don't want to cast judgment on anyone -- maybe i do. >> you take even case differently which i respect here. we have 45 seconds left. you addressed one of the giant questions of the last six years is what happened to lindsey graham. and your answer, i think, is unique compared to others i've seen. in some ways, you say this is about lindsey graham. >> yeah, it's an apply all for politics. lindsey graham has been about being in the mix, being relevant, to u
paul ryan, when i talked to him repeatedly through the years, mitt romney's running mate, and a few months ago, sort of debriefing in the last months, he very genuinely was watching tv. burst into tears. just couldn't believe what he was seeing. saw his security detail going mano y mano with the rioters, saying i don't know what to do, i was overcome. i'm not john boehner, i'm not a crier. finally, i said, were these tears of complicity? he said, yes. he sits on the board of fox news an entity...
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, ryan against as maga as it gets, right? you're saying republicans there, the mitt romney type republicans are going to pull the lever for j.d. vance? >> yeah, i do. i think republicans are going to walk in and pull the lever for vance and a lot of other republican candidates because they are desperate to send a message to joe biden. mr. ryan is going to try to run away from joe biden. i heard him trying already. you'll see democrats all over the country trying ining to pr they never heard of joe biden. but ultimately these midterms for presidents are referendums on their job approval, and joe biden is in rough shape and i don't see how it gets better. >> mayor bottoms, scott say thing as a republican. but do you think that when you have these choices of maga versus a moderate democrat, that those republicans, that they're going to come in and all pick the maga, do you have that fear? >> no, absolutely not, and what we know is that when there is a poll done, it's a snapshot. it is about that moment in time. there's a lot of
, ryan against as maga as it gets, right? you're saying republicans there, the mitt romney type republicans are going to pull the lever for j.d. vance? >> yeah, i do. i think republicans are going to walk in and pull the lever for vance and a lot of other republican candidates because they are desperate to send a message to joe biden. mr. ryan is going to try to run away from joe biden. i heard him trying already. you'll see democrats all over the country trying ining to pr they never...
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, and former speaker paul ryan. all of these moves can help her if she chooses to run for higher office but 2024 is a long way away, and right now she is focused on defending her congressional seat against a trump backed primary challenger. cheney, i have talked to her before, talked to people close to her, she views this race as so much bigger than just about herself. take a listen to how she is framing this in an interview with 60 minutes. >> i think it's going to be the most important house race in the country in 2022. and it will be one where people do have the opportunity to say we want to stand for the constitution. >> do you think a vote against you is a vote against the constitution? >> a vote against me in this race, a vote for whomever donald trump has endorsed is a vote for somebody who's willing to perpetuate the big lie, somebody who's willing to put allegiance to trump above allegiance to the constitution, absolutely. >> so cheney clearly views this race as a battle for the heart and soul of the republ
, and former speaker paul ryan. all of these moves can help her if she chooses to run for higher office but 2024 is a long way away, and right now she is focused on defending her congressional seat against a trump backed primary challenger. cheney, i have talked to her before, talked to people close to her, she views this race as so much bigger than just about herself. take a listen to how she is framing this in an interview with 60 minutes. >> i think it's going to be the most important...
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we're not going back to the days of the bushes and the mccains and the romneys. our way, america first, is the way forward for america. >> so hip and cool. with the meghan markle reference. i want to pull up a quinnipiac poll, gop support for former president trump running in 2024, 66%. candidates that mostly agree with trump, 85%. people keep framing this as some kind of civil war. the war is over. and you talked about members every single day, political class every single day. am i missing something there. i understand what the speaker is trying to do there. >> now trump and trumpism has won over the republican party for the time being which is what is driving so many actions the republican party. we discuss the 1/6 commission. so much opposition was to not anger president trump because this commission would have investigated his actions, his thinking, what he was doing or not doing on the day of the riot. you have a lot of what mitch mcconnell has been -- what mitch mcconnell and kevin mccarthy been been trying to do as they try to win back congress in the 202
we're not going back to the days of the bushes and the mccains and the romneys. our way, america first, is the way forward for america. >> so hip and cool. with the meghan markle reference. i want to pull up a quinnipiac poll, gop support for former president trump running in 2024, 66%. candidates that mostly agree with trump, 85%. people keep framing this as some kind of civil war. the war is over. and you talked about members every single day, political class every single day. am i...
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a romney-ryan conservative. and then, when she saw that donald trump was the way to go, being the political windsock that she happens to be, she attached herself, like a barnacle to a whale, to all things trump and to the cult. but one of the things that i find most ironic and most difficult to really just even see, watch, and observe. is that one of her -- the -- one of her missions in congress was to boost other-republican women. and so, when i see her participating and behaving like a vulture circling the, you know, circling over liz cheney waiting to peck the flesh off her political carcass. that elise stefanik does not qualify as boosting other republican women. that is not girl code. in fact, it's everything but the opposite. so, i just -- i find that part particularly disgusting. for her to have changed her stripes, and then gone from supposedly boosting republican women, to then doing this kind of betrayal. to a witch hunt to liz cheney. it's just inexplicable. in such a short time. >> anna, thank you. n
a romney-ryan conservative. and then, when she saw that donald trump was the way to go, being the political windsock that she happens to be, she attached herself, like a barnacle to a whale, to all things trump and to the cult. but one of the things that i find most ironic and most difficult to really just even see, watch, and observe. is that one of her -- the -- one of her missions in congress was to boost other-republican women. and so, when i see her participating and behaving like a...
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/ryan conservative and she saw donald trump is the way to go and being a political wind stock she happens to be, she attacks herself like a barnacle to a whale to all things trump. really just really even see and watch and observe is that one of her missions was to boost the republican women. when i see her participating and behaving and circling over liz cheney waiting to attack her political carcass, stefanik is not qualified as boosting republican women. that's not girl code. it is everything but the opposite. i find that part particularly disgusting for her to have change her stripes and gone from supposedly boosting republican women to then doing this kind of betrayal and witch hunt to liz cheney, it is in explicable in a short period of time. >> mark and ana, i appreciate both of you. have a great weekend. >> what's going on sunday night, i will be there? >> 8:00. >> republicans pushing restrictions across the country. restriction experts say targeting minorities and people of color but could end up hurting everyone. i am going to speak to two key speakers in voting states where the
/ryan conservative and she saw donald trump is the way to go and being a political wind stock she happens to be, she attacks herself like a barnacle to a whale to all things trump. really just really even see and watch and observe is that one of her missions was to boost the republican women. when i see her participating and behaving and circling over liz cheney waiting to attack her political carcass, stefanik is not qualified as boosting republican women. that's not girl code. it is...
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, reagan, ryan and our next guest, former republican speaker john boehner of ohio. congratulations. it's a very enjoyable read. >> jake. thanks. i enjoyed putting it together. >> let me ask you because i know you have some writing in here about afghanistan in iraq and about a visit to afghanistan. president biden we learned today is setting a deadline for withdrawing u.s. troops from afghanistan, september 11th, 2021, is 20 years after the 9/11 attack. "the washington post" reports this is not going to be a conditions-based withdrawal because the biden according to an aid thinks that requiring conditions be met will keep the troops there in perpetuity. i know we've yet to learn a lot of details about this, but what's your initial reaction? >> well, this is a very difficult situation and it has been for 20 years and, you know, joe biden is the new president. we've been in this discussions on and off with the taliban for years and frankly i don't disagree with the president's position. it's time -- it's time to go. the idea that we had 20 years ago of imposing a weste
, reagan, ryan and our next guest, former republican speaker john boehner of ohio. congratulations. it's a very enjoyable read. >> jake. thanks. i enjoyed putting it together. >> let me ask you because i know you have some writing in here about afghanistan in iraq and about a visit to afghanistan. president biden we learned today is setting a deadline for withdrawing u.s. troops from afghanistan, september 11th, 2021, is 20 years after the 9/11 attack. "the washington...
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, a top aid to former republican house speaker paul ryan. hello, gentlemen. so there you have it. stewart, some republicans have already turned on trump, abandoned him, saying they will vote to impeach him. many are still standing with him. are we witnessing a battle for who controls the republican party? >> well, i would like to think so. i would like to think that liz cheney is really the leader of the conservative party and mccarthy is leader of the autocratic party. i would like to bet on the conservatives to win that fight. but my hopeful instincts about the republican party are pretty much run out. but i think what liz cheney did is remarkable and extraordinarily courageous. she is showing all of these weak republicans including mostly weak republican men what true courage is. she didn't wait for everybody else to come out and see how they're going to vote. she just called it like it is, and there's not one republican that doesn't believe that donald trump should be impeached. this is a classic moral test for them. i hope the senate wi
, a top aid to former republican house speaker paul ryan. hello, gentlemen. so there you have it. stewart, some republicans have already turned on trump, abandoned him, saying they will vote to impeach him. many are still standing with him. are we witnessing a battle for who controls the republican party? >> well, i would like to think so. i would like to think that liz cheney is really the leader of the conservative party and mccarthy is leader of the autocratic party. i would like to...
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here is a chief strategist for mitt romney's presidential campaign and a top aide to paul ryan. hello, gentlemen. so, there you have it. stewart, some republicans ahave turned on trump, abandoned him and saying they will vote to impeach him. some are staying with him. are we seeing a battle for who controls the republican party? >> i think so, i like to think that liz cheney is the leader of the conservative party and mccarthy is the leader of the autoratic party. and i like to bet on the conservatives to win that fight. my hopeful instincts about the republican party has pretty much run out. but i think what liz cheney did is remarkable and extraordinarily brave. if she is showing all the weak republicans, including mostly weak republican men what true courage is. she did not wait to see how everyone was going to vote. she called it like it is. and there's not one republican that doesn't believe that donald trump should be impeached. it's a classic moral test for them. i hope the senate will impeach him. >> why are they sitting there had, if they know he should be impeached, th
here is a chief strategist for mitt romney's presidential campaign and a top aide to paul ryan. hello, gentlemen. so, there you have it. stewart, some republicans ahave turned on trump, abandoned him and saying they will vote to impeach him. some are staying with him. are we seeing a battle for who controls the republican party? >> i think so, i like to think that liz cheney is the leader of the conservative party and mccarthy is the leader of the autoratic party. and i like to bet on the...
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april ryan, thank you so much. >> appreciate you, victor. >> all right. later watch "state of the union." simone sanders, james clyburn, mitt romney, and stacey abrams and there will be others. "state of the union" airs at 9:00 eastern on cnn. >>> still ahead, president trump and his team refusing to concede it seems. do they have a legitimate case here? what legal issues await this president as his time in office is coming to an end. >>> and there were celebrations across the country and around the world. still ahead, how the biden/harris win and distant relatives are reacting to the win. >>> plus, the global leaders send congratulatory messages to the two. g for my client. i'm his accountant. i'm so sorry. [ sighs ] hey! hey man! you're here. you don't trust me here is vegas, do you? well... i thought we had a breakthrough with the volkswagen. we did. yes. we broke through. that's the volkswagen! that's the cross sport. wow. seatbelts. ♪ please, just tell me where we're going. ♪ your happy place. find your breaking point. then break it. every emerge
april ryan, thank you so much. >> appreciate you, victor. >> all right. later watch "state of the union." simone sanders, james clyburn, mitt romney, and stacey abrams and there will be others. "state of the union" airs at 9:00 eastern on cnn. >>> still ahead, president trump and his team refusing to concede it seems. do they have a legitimate case here? what legal issues await this president as his time in office is coming to an end. >>> and...
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of wishy-washy. >> ryan, let me ask you in the short time left. as i watched the president tonight, he always likes to project strength, right, that he is a strong man. what he did made him look so weak. it was embarrassing for him to sit there, play the victim, and whine the way he did. i don't think it really helped him, maybe it did, with his supporters. am i missing something? >> well, i've been -- frankly, i think it's helped him with quite a few supporters. i mean, someone like lindsey graham has just gone over the edge talking the way he talks. if you've seen newt gingrich. attack on legitimacy of our democracy, you know, they are following trump off that cliff. and it's going to take a much larger universe of republicans than will hurd and mitt romney to stabilize the ship. >> i got to tell you, i'm not surprised by lindsey graham. i mean, obviously, we should not be surprised by rudy giuliani. i mean, come on. this is twilight-zone territory. >> these are people who are some of the most respected people in the republican party, not that l
of wishy-washy. >> ryan, let me ask you in the short time left. as i watched the president tonight, he always likes to project strength, right, that he is a strong man. what he did made him look so weak. it was embarrassing for him to sit there, play the victim, and whine the way he did. i don't think it really helped him, maybe it did, with his supporters. am i missing something? >> well, i've been -- frankly, i think it's helped him with quite a few supporters. i mean, someone...
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michael worked for paul ryan, mitt romney, two traditional chamber of commerce fiscal conservative republicans. similar. in harris and biden, very different. pence and trump, very different. does that make a difference when the vice presidential candidate is ideologically temperamentally different? >> it can make a difference and it can help. one of the things people forget about president clinton and vice president gore, they were similar, but it was the energy. that's what the time was calling for, young, new energy. i think now with senator harris, she balances out some of the positions that vice president biden has had during his campaign, but also can appeal to voters that maybe have been nervous about him. >> you dropped on us when i was trying to get to the point, where do you think it is best to use senator harris, where does she complement joe biden and help in a place he is weak. where would that be? >> so i think if i were scheduling senator harris, i think i would have her in suburban ohio with her step daughters and her god daughter, that was one of the most powerful moments of th
michael worked for paul ryan, mitt romney, two traditional chamber of commerce fiscal conservative republicans. similar. in harris and biden, very different. pence and trump, very different. does that make a difference when the vice presidential candidate is ideologically temperamentally different? >> it can make a difference and it can help. one of the things people forget about president clinton and vice president gore, they were similar, but it was the energy. that's what the time was...
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paul ryan was on the ticket then. if democrats win this county by a decent margin, they probably win the state. if trauump can get it to a draw we probably have 2016 again. >> suburban women, and we hear a lot about them, is a group both sides are fighting for and we'll just see -- you're heard -- while trump is wrapping himself in law and order and you've heard some of the women part of the trump campaign saying don't look at the president's words, look at what he's doing, trying to soften him. well, right now we're not seeing the softer side of trump. that is not what he's trying to project forward and, you know, the fear that they are trying to foment that didn't work in 2018 in the suburbs, democratic voters -- excuse me, voters ended up going with democrats more than republicans when you talk about, you know, house seats, so whether it works that remains to be seen. i think we'll be watching that very closely. >> and to your point. the scripted convention is every a. pick up your phone at home and look at the tru
paul ryan was on the ticket then. if democrats win this county by a decent margin, they probably win the state. if trauump can get it to a draw we probably have 2016 again. >> suburban women, and we hear a lot about them, is a group both sides are fighting for and we'll just see -- you're heard -- while trump is wrapping himself in law and order and you've heard some of the women part of the trump campaign saying don't look at the president's words, look at what he's doing, trying to...
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candidate with mitt romney so i will maybe take his advice with a grain of salt. that said, electability is incredibly important. you saw in the exit polls last night that the democrats said the most important issue is not the economy or health care. it's who can beat trump. that's true all throughout this. and part of why you see the polls bouncing all over the place is democrats have different answers by state on who they think is the best candidate to defeat donald trump. you saw last night for the first time mayor pete is getting a bunch of support from people who said that getting rid of trump is their most important issue. that has been kind of joe biden's single strength up until now. it's obviously a place where mayor bloomberg is going to go coming up in march states. right, so we're about to have this discussion straight up. >> i find it fascinating considering bloomberg has not been in any of the contests that happened so far. he's really banking on super tuesday. and then his support among african-americans is rising because they feel for the most part
candidate with mitt romney so i will maybe take his advice with a grain of salt. that said, electability is incredibly important. you saw in the exit polls last night that the democrats said the most important issue is not the economy or health care. it's who can beat trump. that's true all throughout this. and part of why you see the polls bouncing all over the place is democrats have different answers by state on who they think is the best candidate to defeat donald trump. you saw last night...
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. >> joining us right now, ryan williams, a gop strategist who spent a decade working for senator romney, and served as a spokesperson for his 2012 presidential campaign. good to see you. so what were your thoughts when you saw that very impassioned speech from senator romney, prior to his decision? >> well, i've always been proud to have worked for mitt romney and was proud to see him vote his conscience, even if you disagree with him, what he did was, he made a very difficult decision and he will face significant blowback from the republican party. this is donald trump's party. many of his party are disappointed in governor romney's decision, his senate colleagues in utah and he will have to deal with the consequences as a result of that. but i think he understood it going into it. it was clearly a decision that he put a lot of time into thinking about and knew what the consequences would be, and knew that he was disappointing many of the republican party with what he did. >> okay, do you feel like he knew what the consequence would be in terms of whether, i mean yes, on maybe trump's
. >> joining us right now, ryan williams, a gop strategist who spent a decade working for senator romney, and served as a spokesperson for his 2012 presidential campaign. good to see you. so what were your thoughts when you saw that very impassioned speech from senator romney, prior to his decision? >> well, i've always been proud to have worked for mitt romney and was proud to see him vote his conscience, even if you disagree with him, what he did was, he made a very difficult...
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attack mitt romney, 2012 republican nominee. to attack bob mueller, a marine, a distinguished professional. in law enforcement. attack your former speaker, paul ryan. he attacks gold star families. even attacked today a 16-year-old teenaged activist greta thunberg. are you hear to defend that as well? and so what's happened is that instead of addressing the substance of the allegation, you want to attack joe biden and his family. elijah cummings is no longer with us. he's in heaven just like the prophet elijah, but his spirit is with us and we are better than this. we're proceeding in a serious solemn and sober fashion because the allegations are deadly serious. is it okay for the president to solicit foreign interference in the 2020 election or not? who should decide the outcome of our elections? is it the russians? the chinese? the ukrainians? or the american people? it should be the american people. and that's why we're here. at this moment. so let's have a serious discussion about it and stop attacking americans who refuse t
attack mitt romney, 2012 republican nominee. to attack bob mueller, a marine, a distinguished professional. in law enforcement. attack your former speaker, paul ryan. he attacks gold star families. even attacked today a 16-year-old teenaged activist greta thunberg. are you hear to defend that as well? and so what's happened is that instead of addressing the substance of the allegation, you want to attack joe biden and his family. elijah cummings is no longer with us. he's in heaven just like...
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maybe that's why mitt romney is in the old paul ryan role. >> is that what he's doing? doug, zach, thank you for joining me. >>> it seems like a million years ago, but no it was this week, the speaker of the hours accused him of going rogue. bill barr is next. with over 4,000 channels of entertainment, including the latest movies and box sets from around the world, we even have live sports and news channels and your free wi-fi will start shortly enjoy your flight mr jones. world's best inflight entertainment. fly emirates, fly better. jill jill has entresto, and a na heart failure pill that helped keep people alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto. where to next? with tough food, your dentures may slip and fall. fixodent ultra-max hold gives you the strongest hol
maybe that's why mitt romney is in the old paul ryan role. >> is that what he's doing? doug, zach, thank you for joining me. >>> it seems like a million years ago, but no it was this week, the speaker of the hours accused him of going rogue. bill barr is next. with over 4,000 channels of entertainment, including the latest movies and box sets from around the world, we even have live sports and news channels and your free wi-fi will start shortly enjoy your flight mr jones....
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paul ryan the failed vice president candidate. he became a lame duck failure leaving his party in the lurch. when mitt romney chose poll i said that's the end that have presidential run. he quit congress because he didn't know how to win. they gave me standing os in the great state of wisconsin and booed him off the stage. he promised me the wall and failed. happening anyway. he had the majority and blew it away with his poor leadership and bad timing. never knew how to go after the dems like they go after us. couldn't get him out of congress fast enough. >> good god, how any of us can sleep at night knowing that this guy has the nuclear codes is beyond me. look, first of all, congratulations, tim alberta. trump tweeting against your book probably means that it's going to become a best-seller. i sure as hell am looking forward to reading it. on paul rink, i know him, and i think he -- i think it was a difficult period. i think he agonized about it. i think he put the interest of being the chair of the republican caucus in congress
paul ryan the failed vice president candidate. he became a lame duck failure leaving his party in the lurch. when mitt romney chose poll i said that's the end that have presidential run. he quit congress because he didn't know how to win. they gave me standing os in the great state of wisconsin and booed him off the stage. he promised me the wall and failed. happening anyway. he had the majority and blew it away with his poor leadership and bad timing. never knew how to go after the dems like...
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take a listen to him debating paul ryan in 2012 after obama did very badly in his first debate against romney. >> you can cut tax rates by 20% and still preserve these important preferences for middle class taxpayers -- >> not mathematically possible. >> it is mathematically possible. it's been done before. it's precisely what we're proposing. >> it has never been done before. >> it's been done a couple of times. >> it has never been done before. now you're jack kennedy. [ laughter ] >> you know, joe biden in a previous cycle, when he was a contender for the 2008 democratic nomination against barack obama and hillary clinton, i think he had sort of a rejoinder at each one of those debates. he was good with one liners - a >> consistently good. >> what was interesting listening to you talk to kate benning field, his to do list is long about what he's going to do tonight. he's going to layout his plans for the future, defend his record as needed, make the case for bipartisan ship. that's how you can get stuff done. he's going to allow others to make contrast with him if necessary, and try
take a listen to him debating paul ryan in 2012 after obama did very badly in his first debate against romney. >> you can cut tax rates by 20% and still preserve these important preferences for middle class taxpayers -- >> not mathematically possible. >> it is mathematically possible. it's been done before. it's precisely what we're proposing. >> it has never been done before. >> it's been done a couple of times. >> it has never been done before. now you're...
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mitt romney is mitt romney. he wants to get things done in washington, wants to find common ground with both parties and get things done for his state and the country. >> ryan williams, thank you. appreciate it. >> don't miss a live interview with mitt romney at 4 p.m. eastern on "the lead." >> you are watching cnn right now. the first meeting is scheduled between republicans and democrats since the government partially shut down four days ago. minutes before the gathering is taking place, the president sent a big sign that the situation will get worse before it gets better. in his first cabinet meeting of 2019, the president stood firm the government should spend $5 billion for a border wall. a no-go for democrats. >> would you expect anything less than 2.5 billion? >> not 2.5. we're asking for 5.6. somebody said 2.5. look, this is national security we're talking about. just like we talk about the military, just like we're talking about syria or afghanistan or all these different places. i mean, we spend in afg
mitt romney is mitt romney. he wants to get things done in washington, wants to find common ground with both parties and get things done for his state and the country. >> ryan williams, thank you. appreciate it. >> don't miss a live interview with mitt romney at 4 p.m. eastern on "the lead." >> you are watching cnn right now. the first meeting is scheduled between republicans and democrats since the government partially shut down four days ago. minutes before the...
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people like nikki haley and mitt romney. people who did aoppose you. paul ryan. you can start bringing those people in. he wants everybody to at least be heading towards his side of the fence. so make peace. the thing is donald trump also is having people in to see who he hits it off with and who he doesn't. >> -- gut. >> a lot of thf is a gut reaction. but i remember talking to him at one point. during the campaign he liked the team of rivals idea that barack obama and hillary clinton had. you can find plenty of clips from 2008 where obama and clinton said lots of tough things. not quite as nasty -- you get that. >> so i never thought i would agree with mitt romney about anything. but mitt romney was right. donald trump is a phony. he's a con man. he's a fraud. xenophobic, a racist and a bigot. and one reason the mormon church has rejected him. at one point -- >> somebody is going to be secretary of state. do you want it to be rudy giuliani or mitt romney -- who would you? >> what i want to say is i don't think we should normsz what's happening. which is that do
people like nikki haley and mitt romney. people who did aoppose you. paul ryan. you can start bringing those people in. he wants everybody to at least be heading towards his side of the fence. so make peace. the thing is donald trump also is having people in to see who he hits it off with and who he doesn't. >> -- gut. >> a lot of thf is a gut reaction. but i remember talking to him at one point. during the campaign he liked the team of rivals idea that barack obama and hillary...
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romney and ryan won four years ago. vice president biden was in charge of the transition team for obama. and with donald trump, he and pence were out there doing three, four, five rallies a day, neither of them taking the time to work on the transition team. so now that he has won, you transition your most trusted people into the position to start building the team out. and so it would make sense that chris christie would slide out of that position, donald trump and mike pence step into it and start methodically working through what chris christie had done and what they're going to do to build out their team the way they see fit. again, i don't see this as troubling at all. i think this is really good. this kind of tension and friction to get the right people in place for the american economy, that's what americans want. it would be expected from an outsider who has to build a team from the ground up. if hillary clinton won there wouldn't be problems. she would plug into barack obama and her husband's team and you have
romney and ryan won four years ago. vice president biden was in charge of the transition team for obama. and with donald trump, he and pence were out there doing three, four, five rallies a day, neither of them taking the time to work on the transition team. so now that he has won, you transition your most trusted people into the position to start building the team out. and so it would make sense that chris christie would slide out of that position, donald trump and mike pence step into it and...
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even mitt romney, with his running mate, paul ryan, couldn't run it four years ago, but look at all this blue. that's four years ago and look at all that red. that's small-town america, bluelar ameriblue collar america. donald trump is winning. we haven't called pennsylvania, it's relatively close. there are people in the trump would be room who think they can still pull out pennsylvania. number one, we're up to 94% in philadelphia. now again we are still have to count and see what comes left that. number could jump quite substantially, but she needed 150,000 even though she's at 420,000 votes right there, that's a pretty healthy lead out of philadelphia, but donald trump is keeping it closish in the suburban areas but erie county, blue collar erie county, look at that. that's supposed to be -- if you're a democrat accident that's supposed to be blue. this is scranton, pennsylvania. joe biden's hometown. president obama got 63%. with joe biden on the ticket, the scrappy kid from scranton, 50%. donald trump's -- >> and 100% of the vote is in and donald trump is getting 47% in this part of
even mitt romney, with his running mate, paul ryan, couldn't run it four years ago, but look at all this blue. that's four years ago and look at all that red. that's small-town america, bluelar ameriblue collar america. donald trump is winning. we haven't called pennsylvania, it's relatively close. there are people in the trump would be room who think they can still pull out pennsylvania. number one, we're up to 94% in philadelphia. now again we are still have to count and see what comes left...
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he had a very aggressive debate with a very principled conservative paul ryan, but did it without being nasty. it was a really masterful -- >> yeah. let's toss it back to wolf. wolf? >> anderson, janet brown, the executive director of the vice presidential debate commission is about to introduce the two wives of these candidates, ann holton and kara pence. both of these women are impressive in their own right. >> absolutely. we dgot to hear from them earlir this hour. one of the things interesting about ann holton, the wife of tim kaine, she is not only a local, like tim kaine is, she's the daughter of a governor, a republican governor. so she is -- let's listen in. >> let's listen in. [ applause ] [ applause ] >> these wives, dana, they're going to have a front row seat together with other special guests who have been invited tonight. a very, very prime location. >> that's right. anne holton and karen pence, and the moment that we just saw, i have to say, of the two of them shaking hands, giving each other sort of knowing looks, that they're two people on the planet who know what the o
he had a very aggressive debate with a very principled conservative paul ryan, but did it without being nasty. it was a really masterful -- >> yeah. let's toss it back to wolf. wolf? >> anderson, janet brown, the executive director of the vice presidential debate commission is about to introduce the two wives of these candidates, ann holton and kara pence. both of these women are impressive in their own right. >> absolutely. we dgot to hear from them earlir this hour. one of...
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governors both romney and sununu. ryan, let me just ask you first. you understand you saw romney just two weeks ago at a fund-raiser for -- in new hampshire for kelly ayotte. we know that he's been quite outspoken on his thoughts on trump. he would never write hillary clinton a check, woe? >> no, i don't think so. governor romney's made it very clear he does not like hillary clinton, does not think she'd be a good president. doesn't think trump would be either. i think the governor's focus is now on helping down-ballot races, candidates running for senate, congress, help get them elected this fall. >> but, what about his donors? >> well, i think there are some donors that are supporting clinton. people like meg whitman and others. i think that's a small number. but i think that a lot of some of the big donors are unhappy with trump right now. they' they're probably just going to stay out of it in general but some are so appalled by what trump has done i think they'll go with clinton. i don't think you will find too many of them, but there will be a h
governors both romney and sununu. ryan, let me just ask you first. you understand you saw romney just two weeks ago at a fund-raiser for -- in new hampshire for kelly ayotte. we know that he's been quite outspoken on his thoughts on trump. he would never write hillary clinton a check, woe? >> no, i don't think so. governor romney's made it very clear he does not like hillary clinton, does not think she'd be a good president. doesn't think trump would be either. i think the governor's...
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he's also, obviously, mitt romney's running mate. so he has credibility with this crowd. reince priebus spoke earlier today. you know, he's obviously also encouraging republicans to give a couple bucks. i think the question here that a lot of donors here i've spoken with ask themselves is, they may not be enthusiastic about donald trump, but the question is, how bad is it? is it going to be bearable? can they support him even if he's not their first choice? or do they go with governor romney and feel it's a bridge too far? that's the internal temperature taking that a lot of people i've spoken with are going through right now. >> all right. teddy slooefr, thank you so much. donald trump firing up his supporters today in the battleground state of florida. clear his intention has shifted to the general election. and the presumptive democratic nominee, hillary clinton. several times, he said she was unqualified to become president. he also responded again to accusations of racism from his former gop candidate, mitt romney. >> no more sitting there, saying, i think he's a rac
he's also, obviously, mitt romney's running mate. so he has credibility with this crowd. reince priebus spoke earlier today. you know, he's obviously also encouraging republicans to give a couple bucks. i think the question here that a lot of donors here i've spoken with ask themselves is, they may not be enthusiastic about donald trump, but the question is, how bad is it? is it going to be bearable? can they support him even if he's not their first choice? or do they go with governor romney...
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he's holding his annual power conference and both ryan and reince priebus will be in attendan attendance. both ryan and priebus not as much anti-trumpers as others there. this all comes as some of the anti-trump republicans are wondering aloud again whether this newest trump controversy gives them an opening to overthrow trump at the convention. bill kristol, an influential conservative, who has tried and failed so far to field an independent challenger mused about it on twitter last night, but, you know, whether or not that's possible, it's a real long shot here for a couple reasons. trump has all the delegates locked up in the important positions, john, and, frankly, there's nobody to challenge him. you need a candidate. you need an alternative. that is at this point a pipe dream. >> and the fact that he won by a lot in the primaries. you mentioned mitt romney. a lot of people eager to hear what he has to say right now which is why it is so fortuitous that he's sitting down with wolf blitzer at 5:00. want to talk about the situation in the republican party. joining us is jeffrey lord a
he's holding his annual power conference and both ryan and reince priebus will be in attendan attendance. both ryan and priebus not as much anti-trumpers as others there. this all comes as some of the anti-trump republicans are wondering aloud again whether this newest trump controversy gives them an opening to overthrow trump at the convention. bill kristol, an influential conservative, who has tried and failed so far to field an independent challenger mused about it on twitter last night,...
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has to say as well as governor romney. reince priebus, of course will talk about party unity. why it's so important to bringd are by and large still on the sidelines. back in 2012, in the month of june governor romney raised $100 million in one single month along with the republican party. a sense of complete party unity amongst donors. that hasn't happened yet in the trump organization. maybe it will. there's still time. he's pulling donors together, but certainly among the group here i would say it's split. >> spencer zwick, you got your work cut out for you this year, my friend. look forward to checking in with you throughout this process. appreciate you being on "new day." have a good weekend. enjoy the summit. >> thanks for having me. >> all right. >>> we have a cnn exclusive coming up. wolf blitzer is going to interview the man at the middle of this summit. mitt romney. he's going to be on "the situation room" at 5:00 p.m. eastern, only on cnn. alisyn? >>> time for cnn "money now." christine romans is in our money ce
has to say as well as governor romney. reince priebus, of course will talk about party unity. why it's so important to bringd are by and large still on the sidelines. back in 2012, in the month of june governor romney raised $100 million in one single month along with the republican party. a sense of complete party unity amongst donors. that hasn't happened yet in the trump organization. maybe it will. there's still time. he's pulling donors together, but certainly among the group here i would...
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, insisting they will be released but the last gop, mitt romney is not buying it and demanding trump release his returns, saying a failure to do so would be disqualifying. donald trump just gave gop lawmakers a new reason to worry. defying campaign tradition in saying he will refuse to release his tax returns before the november election, citing an ongoing audit. telling the associated press, there is nothing to learn from them. it's a shift from his earlier comments, when he seemed to leave the door open to making his tax information public. >> i will absolutely give my returns. of but i'm being audited now for two or three years. so i can't do it until the audit is finished. obviously. >> reporter: but last week, trump started to dig in his heels, suggesting the irs could be out to get him. >> i say to friend of mine, how often are you audited? very wealthy people. >> do you think it's political? they're aiming at you? >> i would say yeah. >> reporter: the irs is doing this? >> i don't know. >> reporter: trump has deflected the issue for years. consider how he answered the question
, insisting they will be released but the last gop, mitt romney is not buying it and demanding trump release his returns, saying a failure to do so would be disqualifying. donald trump just gave gop lawmakers a new reason to worry. defying campaign tradition in saying he will refuse to release his tax returns before the november election, citing an ongoing audit. telling the associated press, there is nothing to learn from them. it's a shift from his earlier comments, when he seemed to leave...
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while trump may never win over romney, he is still looking to patch up things with paul ryan tomorrow on capitol hill. even though the house speaker said he is not quite ready to endorse trump, he insists he's still pushing for party unity. >> what we're trying to do is be constructive as possible for unification. we finished one of the most grueling primaries in modern history. it will take some work. that's the work we are dedicated to doing. >> reporter: donald trump has taken an unconventional approach to pretty much everything. here's another thing to add to the list. he told the associated press he thought president obama's focus on data during his campaign was overrated. he said his secret to success in november will be focused more on trump's personality and list on analytics. >> sarah murray in new york. thank you. let's get more with senior white house correspondent jim acosta. jim, mitt romney says there's no reason trump can't release tax returns right now. what are you hearing? >> that's right. donald trump is trying to send the message there's no controversy over the tax
while trump may never win over romney, he is still looking to patch up things with paul ryan tomorrow on capitol hill. even though the house speaker said he is not quite ready to endorse trump, he insists he's still pushing for party unity. >> what we're trying to do is be constructive as possible for unification. we finished one of the most grueling primaries in modern history. it will take some work. that's the work we are dedicated to doing. >> reporter: donald trump has taken an...
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. >> you saw paul ryan say that he can't support him right now. you see mitt romney, george w. bush, george h.w. bush not going t to the convention. are you going? >> there's a role for me to play. there's a lot of people that are supporters of mine. there's an opportunity to kind of get together with people and be a part of that. i haven't made that decision but it wouldn't be because of donald trump or in spite of donald trump. >> joining us from los angeles, our cnn national political reporter, also with us, david gregory and cnn political analyst. the host of "the david gregly show" podcast and cnn reporter. thank you very much for joining us. let me start with you. senator marco rubio said he doesn't know if he's going to the convention but he'll support the republican nominee. that's going to be donald trump. so is there a role for him moving forward and make sure they get elected and that donald trump's campaign in whatever kind of way it is run doesn't affect the down ballot races that ryan is going to be looking after. and so i think that this meeting is a situation wh
. >> you saw paul ryan say that he can't support him right now. you see mitt romney, george w. bush, george h.w. bush not going t to the convention. are you going? >> there's a role for me to play. there's a lot of people that are supporters of mine. there's an opportunity to kind of get together with people and be a part of that. i haven't made that decision but it wouldn't be because of donald trump or in spite of donald trump. >> joining us from los angeles, our cnn...
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paul ryans, mitch mcconnells and people looking to them for their leadership. that is what donald trump faces. he needs to get the conservative movement to go along with him if he stands a chance of winning in november. >> but what about hillary on those polls and think of hillary clinton. it is tough and a couple of states they trust trump more on issues of national security, terrorism, economy and also they both perform poorly coming to trustworthiness and honesty and the gender gap. a mega headline. she does well among women. he does well among men. how does she fix that? >> i mean, two quick things and there's something in these quinnipiac polls for everybody. 83% of all of those polled in those 3 states do not think donald trump has the temperament to be president or commander in chief. so, you know, having said that, you know, you look back to the same period in 2012. mitt romney was ahead of barack obama here so nbc was very aggressive this afternoon in tweeting out their polls showed exactly the opposite that hillary clinton was well ahead in these stat
paul ryans, mitch mcconnells and people looking to them for their leadership. that is what donald trump faces. he needs to get the conservative movement to go along with him if he stands a chance of winning in november. >> but what about hillary on those polls and think of hillary clinton. it is tough and a couple of states they trust trump more on issues of national security, terrorism, economy and also they both perform poorly coming to trustworthiness and honesty and the gender gap. a...
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spokesman for governors mitt romney. good evening. thanks for coming on. as we keep an eye and ear on donald trump let's discuss. after saying he could not support donald trump as a candidate paul ryan tweeted saying i invited donald trump for a meeting with gop leaders and i look forward to the discussion. so that is an olive branch, i think. it sounds like an olive branch that he is taking the higher road. what would have to happen for paul ryan to come around here? >> speaker ryan has indicated he wanted to be part of the unifying process and we have a nominee running a campaign that republicans can be proud of and americans can support. i think he wants to hear more from donald trump about his policy proposals and wants to see a campaign that our party can respect based on ideas that contrast with the democrats, that gives all republicans a positive message to run on. i think he is not comfortable based on the campaign that donald trump ran in the primary which was very devsive and left a lot of scars. he wants to he
spokesman for governors mitt romney. good evening. thanks for coming on. as we keep an eye and ear on donald trump let's discuss. after saying he could not support donald trump as a candidate paul ryan tweeted saying i invited donald trump for a meeting with gop leaders and i look forward to the discussion. so that is an olive branch, i think. it sounds like an olive branch that he is taking the higher road. what would have to happen for paul ryan to come around here? >> speaker ryan has...
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, mitt romney, could potentially come in and people rally around them. >> last but not least, we've got to ask you this. marco rubio. he had 171 delegates. so back to the magic number. what happens to the 171? it's complicated. because the rules are created by the states. in some states those people have to vote on the first ballot for marco rubio even though he's not in the race. and then on the second they can switch. >> each state can do different things. >> each state. and to make it even crazier. each state can rewrite the rules between now and the convention in some cases. but there will be some unbound delegates. i suspect you are going to see donald trump spending a lot of time with the unbound rubio delegates because they give him a cache to potentially push him over the edge. >> there is not going to be a pop quiz on this later? >> not at all. >> okay good. we learned a lot. that helps lay it out what it looks like. >> and the new word "unbound." i like that. we'll use that. so what is life like for the people trapped inside rebel-held syria? the people, the aid workers. we go
, mitt romney, could potentially come in and people rally around them. >> last but not least, we've got to ask you this. marco rubio. he had 171 delegates. so back to the magic number. what happens to the 171? it's complicated. because the rules are created by the states. in some states those people have to vote on the first ballot for marco rubio even though he's not in the race. and then on the second they can switch. >> each state can do different things. >> each state. and...
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, paul ryan, it goes to somebody new. this is fantasyland. the challenge is, if you aren't donald trump, the challenge is to find a way to beat him consistently. they've not been able to do that. >> you can't disenfranchise your base. >> when you turn out new voters and a lot of enthusiasm about -- >> the customer is always right. >> the people at the convention for trump aren't the same ones for him, but the point still stands. nia, gloria, john, appreciate it. >>> if that's fantasyland then what we have tonight is an all-important reality. what happens on the gop debate stage is going to make a big deal going on. the factors that go into it, we're going to talk about as well. this man, the former president of mexico, has just weighed in in a big way. and used language that even donald trump doesn't like. does a freshly printed presentation fill you with optimism? then you might be gearcentric. ♪ right now, get 25% back in rewards on hp ink, toner, and paper! office depot officemax. gear up for great ®. a 401(k) is th
, paul ryan, it goes to somebody new. this is fantasyland. the challenge is, if you aren't donald trump, the challenge is to find a way to beat him consistently. they've not been able to do that. >> you can't disenfranchise your base. >> when you turn out new voters and a lot of enthusiasm about -- >> the customer is always right. >> the people at the convention for trump aren't the same ones for him, but the point still stands. nia, gloria, john, appreciate it....
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ryan, let me begin with you. let's all listen to what donald trump said about jeb bush. >> i literally was just handed this. there's a report now out tonight on buzz feed that -- i have not heard it -- includes an audio clip, appears to be you on howard stern talking on the radio on september 11st, 2002. he asked you, are you for invading iraq, you said, yeah, i guess so, you know, wish the first time it was done correctly. is that accurate, do you remember saying that? >> i could have said that. i wasn't a politician. it was probably the first time anybody ever asked me that question. you know, jeb bush said donald trump is a gifted politician. my wife said, why is he saying that? i said, because he's stupid, what can i say. no, he calls me a gifted politician. i never thought of myself -- he said highly gifted politician. okay. so i'm only kidding, jeb, i didn't mean that, but you're a very nice man. >> so, ryan, to you -- sorry, we rolled the wrong sound bite. you heard the latter, what he said about jeb bush.
ryan, let me begin with you. let's all listen to what donald trump said about jeb bush. >> i literally was just handed this. there's a report now out tonight on buzz feed that -- i have not heard it -- includes an audio clip, appears to be you on howard stern talking on the radio on september 11st, 2002. he asked you, are you for invading iraq, you said, yeah, i guess so, you know, wish the first time it was done correctly. is that accurate, do you remember saying that? >> i could...
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the story of the next two years was that the republican party doubled down on the romney-ryan message of 2012, while moving toward advocating basically doubling immigration. it was the gang of eight bill. it would not only have legalized people in the country illegal little, but doubled future flows of migration. that is happening at the same time as the typical american family is earning $4,000 a year less than it did before the recession. as we're seeing among white americans who didn't go to college, now middle age, a decrease in life expectancy. something that didn't happen in the great depression. you have this extraordinary social demographic happening in the middle of american society, and this extremely wealthy group saying, romney was perfect if only he doubled immigration. >> somehow, donald trump, this brash billionaire, is seen as the answer for millions of republican voters. you write something, or say something, that nobody else is saying, and it's a eyebrow raiser. you say, donald trump is not a great real estate developer. he's not a great deal maker. huh? those are hi
the story of the next two years was that the republican party doubled down on the romney-ryan message of 2012, while moving toward advocating basically doubling immigration. it was the gang of eight bill. it would not only have legalized people in the country illegal little, but doubled future flows of migration. that is happening at the same time as the typical american family is earning $4,000 a year less than it did before the recession. as we're seeing among white americans who didn't go to...
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served as mitt romney's running mate in 2012 has now agreed to serve as the next house speaker but only under the condition that fractured congressional republicans work together and present a unified front. now ryan met last night with republicans on capitol hill and issued what could be described a political pre nupttial agreement. he says its time to be house republicans to be visionarys, not obstructionists. >> we need to move from an opposition party to a proposition party. because we think the nation is on the wrong path, we have a duty to show the right one. our next speaker has to be a visionary one. >> now ryan agreed to be speaker but only if they agree to a set of rules. ryan has a bright future and did not want to accept this position. but he was under considerable pressure to do. so ryan said he wants to know by friday if all 247 house republicans will support him. now, this could be a heavy lift. he wants support from all the divided republican groups, ranging from the tea party supporters to the moderates. he'll find out on friday if he gets their backing or not if not, f
served as mitt romney's running mate in 2012 has now agreed to serve as the next house speaker but only under the condition that fractured congressional republicans work together and present a unified front. now ryan met last night with republicans on capitol hill and issued what could be described a political pre nupttial agreement. he says its time to be house republicans to be visionarys, not obstructionists. >> we need to move from an opposition party to a proposition party. because...
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ryan says he currently has his dream job as the chairman of the house ways and means committee where he's been trying to overhaul the tax code. despite that resume, ryan may not necessarily be able to unify the divided house of representatives, one said. >> paul ryan is a good choice. he's a good temperament. he has youth on his side. he's a relatively good messen r messenger. he's adept at taking something policy wise, and presenting it in layman's terms, and he's been groomed by john boehner and he has the approval of what grass roots would call the establish. . that being said, they're concerned about his past. the he supported tarp and medicare part d, and the company with whom he's kept. while john boehner has been the face, it's been paul ryan that's been the planner behind the scenes. >> and ryan says he will make his final decision to run for speaker within the week. and he is getting some unexpected support from senate minority leader, harry reid, a democrat who is incredibly unpopular among republicans. >> now to the republican presidential race. a poll shows two candidates
ryan says he currently has his dream job as the chairman of the house ways and means committee where he's been trying to overhaul the tax code. despite that resume, ryan may not necessarily be able to unify the divided house of representatives, one said. >> paul ryan is a good choice. he's a good temperament. he has youth on his side. he's a relatively good messen r messenger. he's adept at taking something policy wise, and presenting it in layman's terms, and he's been groomed by john...
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a lot of people are weighing in on what this may mean for paul ryan's future, including mitt romney. here's what he had to say yesterday. >> i see paul as one of the people coming along that has the potential to lead our country. if he became speaker of the house in the near term, that's also a crucial role. we need paul in two spots at once. there haven't been a lot that have gone from speaker to the white house, so i hate to lose him as a potential contender down the road for the white house. >> reporter: he's only 45 years old and has a long career ahead potentially in politics. if ryan passes on this bid, and i'm hearing he'll either make a decision this coming week or could extend into next week, and if he decides to pass on this, it could delay the consideration on the next speaker for several weeks. there have-r up to 10, maybe 12 other candidates looking to get in. none have the votes on the floor to be speaker. john boehner could be in the speaker chair until republicans figure out who to select. on top of this, you have all these major fiscal issues this fall, particularly
a lot of people are weighing in on what this may mean for paul ryan's future, including mitt romney. here's what he had to say yesterday. >> i see paul as one of the people coming along that has the potential to lead our country. if he became speaker of the house in the near term, that's also a crucial role. we need paul in two spots at once. there haven't been a lot that have gone from speaker to the white house, so i hate to lose him as a potential contender down the road for the white...
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we have mitt romney at a time when his close friend paul ryan is being discussed a lot and also it's good to get the views of the republican field and views on foreign policy and of hillary clinton from the 2012 nominee. and then hillary clinton we have after her big performance at the democratic debate and a few days before her testimony before the house kbhee on ben gaz zeghazi. i asked her what she expected from the testimony or committee. >> i've already testified about benghazi. i testified to the best of my ability before the senate and the house. i don't know that i have very much to add. this is, after all, the eighth investigation. >> and she'll weigh not only on the house benghazi committee but what happened to benghazi about the e-mail server and the 40 years of weddings. she just celebrated her marriage -- she just celebrated her wedding anniversary with bill clinton, about bernie sanders, about joe biden. much to discuss. looking forward to it, jake. >> be sure to check out "state of the union "with jake tapper. big show today with hillary clinton, romney all-stars later
we have mitt romney at a time when his close friend paul ryan is being discussed a lot and also it's good to get the views of the republican field and views on foreign policy and of hillary clinton from the 2012 nominee. and then hillary clinton we have after her big performance at the democratic debate and a few days before her testimony before the house kbhee on ben gaz zeghazi. i asked her what she expected from the testimony or committee. >> i've already testified about benghazi. i...
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he said mitt romney. clearly paul ryan is taking a few days to digest everything. the focus will be on him when congress gets back into town next week. >>> a big heads up if you're planning on flying southwest airlines today. you could face huge delays. the airline is cautioning passengers arrive earlier, two hours early, print your boarding pass at home before you arrive at the airport. they've been having massive tech knowledge problems. they began sunday and continue to plague the airline, forcing them to revert to backup systems to check in passengers. some 450 flights have been delayed. so really make sure you prep in advance you're planning to fly southwest today. >> i have to check to see if i am flying southwest. >> you might be. >>> on the eve of the first democratic face-off, new poll numbers show hillary clinton widening her lead in two important states. we'll break down all of that with our real voters, real choices panel, next. wait, i can freeze my account. [touch tone] introducing freeze it, from discover. it allows you to prevent new purchases on yo
he said mitt romney. clearly paul ryan is taking a few days to digest everything. the focus will be on him when congress gets back into town next week. >>> a big heads up if you're planning on flying southwest airlines today. you could face huge delays. the airline is cautioning passengers arrive earlier, two hours early, print your boarding pass at home before you arrive at the airport. they've been having massive tech knowledge problems. they began sunday and continue to plague the...
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. >> paul wine i ryan answered the call, when called by mitt romney, to be vice president. i think he is going home to soul search with his family whether or not he can accept this job a. job he doesn't want, isn't seeking, but it's seeking him. >> there is no doubt paul would be the overwhelming choice and probably the only one right now to bring different factions together at least for a while. >> let's bring in senior reporter, steven, the next speaker will need to bring congress together on both side of the party. what's the appeal that's being made to ryan, just for the good of the institution or is there something more here? >> the one guy that probably could get to be speaker doesn't seem to want it. it's a poison challenge. look at the toll on john boehner the outgoing speaker on trying to knit together this fractious republican coalition. he has been pounded by these freedom coalition ultraconservatives in the republican coalition and has made it very difficult to govern. these lawmakers believe they were sent to walk to shake things umm. they aren't necessarily in
. >> paul wine i ryan answered the call, when called by mitt romney, to be vice president. i think he is going home to soul search with his family whether or not he can accept this job a. job he doesn't want, isn't seeking, but it's seeking him. >> there is no doubt paul would be the overwhelming choice and probably the only one right now to bring different factions together at least for a while. >> let's bring in senior reporter, steven, the next speaker will need to bring...
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. >> cnn is told that mitt romney, the 2012 gop nominee who picked ryan as his running mate called ryan pushing him to run. but the policy wonk enjoys his current job. >> what an absolute privilege and honor it is to chair this committee. >> chairing the tax writing committee which ryan talked to us about this summer. >> i'm chairman of the ways and means committee, it's an incredibly important job. >> fair to say this is a dream job for you. >> this is why i chose not to run for other things like senate race in wisconsin becau. >> plus being speaker means a slew of fund raising and travel, a lot of time away from his three young children in wisconsin. but ryan's resistance is also politically pragmatic. being speaker these days trying to corral an unwielding gop caucus is a nightmare and possibly a roadblock for higher ambitions some day, the white house. >> absolutely he could easily get 218 republican votes on the floor, maybe the whole conference. but that's not the issue. the issue is how do we change the political dynamic. >> ryan isn't even in the race. he's already getting some
. >> cnn is told that mitt romney, the 2012 gop nominee who picked ryan as his running mate called ryan pushing him to run. but the policy wonk enjoys his current job. >> what an absolute privilege and honor it is to chair this committee. >> chairing the tax writing committee which ryan talked to us about this summer. >> i'm chairman of the ways and means committee, it's an incredibly important job. >> fair to say this is a dream job for you. >> this is why i...